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and are deliuered yer the midwife come at them.
20 God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the
The Second Book of Moses, people multiplied and were very mightie. 21 And

called Exodus because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he
made them houses.
Then Pharaoh charged
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1 Now these are the names of the children of all his people, saying, Euery man childe that is
Israel, which came into Egypt (euery man and his borne, cast yee into the riuer, but reserue euery
housholde came thither with Iaakob) Reuben, maide childe aliue.
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Simeon, Leui, and Iudah, Issachar, Zebulun, and 2
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Beniamin, Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 1 Then there went a man of the house of Leui,
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5 So al the soules, that came out of the loines of and tooke to wife a daughter of Leui, And the
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Iaakob, were seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt woman coceiued and bare a sonne: and when
already. Nowe Ioseph died and all his brethren, she saw that he was faire, she hid him three
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and that whole generation. 7 And the children moneths. 3 But when she could no longer hide
of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in him, she tooke for him an arke made of reede,
aboundance, and were multiplied, and were ex- and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and
ceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them. laide the childe therein, and put it among the
8 Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who bulrushes by the riuers brinke. 4 Now his sister
knewenotIoseph. Andhesaydevntohispeople, stood a farre off, to wit what would come of him.
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Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are 5 Then ye daughter of Pharaoh came downe to
greater and mightier then we. 10 Come, let vs wash her in the riuer, and her maidens walked
worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and by the riuers side: and when shee sawe the arke
it come to passe, that if there be warre, they among the bulrushes, she sent her maide to fet
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ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and it. Then she opened it, and sawe it was a
fight against vs, and get them out of the land. childe: and beholde, the babe wept: so she had
11 Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, compassion on it, and sayde, This is one of the
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to keepe the vnder with burdens: and they built Ebrewes children. Then said his sister vnto
Pharaohs daughter, Shall I go and cal vnto thee
the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures a nurce of the Ebrew women to nurce thee the
of Pharaoh. 12 But the more they vexed them, the childe? 8 And Pharaohs daughter sayde to her,
more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they Goe. So the maide went and called the childes
were more grieued against the children of Israel. mother, 9 To whome Pharaohs daughter sayde,
13 Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the Take this childe away, and nurce it for me, and
children of Israel to serue. 14 Thus they made I wil reward thee. Then the woman tooke the
them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay childe and nurced him. 10 Nowe the childe grewe,
and in bricke, and in al worke in the fielde, with and she brought him vnto Pharaohs daughter,
all maner of bondage, which they layde vpon and he was as her sonne, and she called his name
them most cruelly. 15 Moreouer the King of Egypt Moses, because, said she, I drewe him out of
commanded ye midwiues of the Ebrewe women, the water. 11 And in those dayes, when Moses
(of which the ones name was Shiphrah, and the was growen, he went forth vnto his brethren,
name of the other Puah) 16 And sayde, When ye and looked on their burdens: also he sawe an
doe the office of a midwife to the women of the Egyptian smiting an Ebrewe one of his brethren.
Ebrewes, and see them on their stooles, if it be 12 And he looked rounde about, and when he sawe
a sonne, then yee shall kill him: but if it be a no man, hee slewe the Egyptian, and hid him in
daughter, then let her liue. 17 Notwithstanding the sande. 13 Againe he came forth the second
ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King day, and behold, two Ebrewes stroue: and he said
of Egypt commanded them, but preserued aliue vnto him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest
the men children. 18 Then the King of Egypt thou thy fellowe? 14 And hee answered, Who
called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, made thee a man of authoritie, and a iudge ouer
Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued vs? Thinkest thou to kill mee, as thou killedst
aliue the men children? 19 And the midwiues the Egyptian? Then Moses feared and sayde,
answered Pharaoh, Because the Ebrewe women Certainly this thing is knowen. 15 Now Pharaoh
are not as the women of Egypt: for they are liuely, heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses: